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I come in peace...no seriously I really do! :giveup:

O K...anyway I am new here (obviously) and hope to learn new things about epilepsy and the brain! I enjoy reading about other people's experiences and just really whatever they have to say about the topic and/or in general...any new information about something you can relate to or have fun with is always interesting/entertaining! (trying to remain optimistic here lol)

So basically I "suffer" from Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy w/Partial Complex Symptoms...I'm not going to get too deep into the list of symptoms but personally I think they are all one in the same...pretty much like a room full of people...they are all different people but still people...anyway...yeah that's me in a nutshell :D
 
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warm welcome to CWE MrE ;)

My Son has E not me.

CWE a wonderful family - talk, share, vent, support and play (cant all be serious) and do we learn from each other here....oh YES..we sure does...
 
Thanks! It's been many years since I posted on a forum...feels like doing it again for the first time :gob:
 
Hello MrE. What are you doing with my cat as your profile picture? Lol. Seriously, CWE is such a helpful place. Like Chaz I'm a parent but I have learned so much here.
 
JaneC said:
Hello MrE. What are you doing with my cat as your profile picture? Lol. Seriously, CWE is such a helpful place. Like Chaz I'm a parent but I have learned so much here.
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Lol what are you talking about??? It's a picture of me in my business suit silly! :D

and thanks! I'm not a parent...but maybe someday...when the universe says I'm ready :sw:
 
Lol, my mistake. You are Little Phil's double, although to be fair I've never seen him in a tie. I meant that, like Chaz, I'm the parent of a person with E rather than a person with E myself (it's late in the UK and my powers of expression are deserting me).
 
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Lol, my mistake. You are Little Phil's double, although to be fair I've never seen him in a tie. I meant that, like Chaz, I'm the parent of a person with E rather than a person with E myself (it's late in the UK and my powers of expression are deserting me).
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No I understood what you meant I just was expressing myself accordingly :banana:

btw how is it up there in Scotland??? I'm in the western U.S. so it's pretty hot here right now...can't wait till fall though...nice cool temps with pretty colors :) ...but then comes the dreaded winter...cold temps and dreary colors...bleh :( ...on a positive note I enjoy looking at the Christmas lights...the non-flashing ones anyways 8)
 
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Lol. Autumn is definitely on its way here, we had a couple of warm and sunny days this week but it is getting cold at night. At least we did have a decent hot and sunny spell this summer, which makes a change.
 
Hi Mr E, welcome to the group. I'm glad you've jumped right in. :)

I love your av also.
 
Hi MrE, I too am from the U.S. although it be the southern part of Tennessee. But do have epilepsy and alway's have but I enjoy coming ere and to other sites just to how the expeience's of other's stack up to my own and to help those who have just been diagnosed with epilepsy and having a hard time adjusting. One thing I have found about these sites is how much better it makes me feel about my own situation given that mine are for the most part well controlled and not very frequent, unlike the many that have many a day every day. But it is nice to see someone on here with a good sense of humor.
 
Hi MrE! :yippee: Welcome to CWE. I got E last year after getting bucked off a crazy horse :taz: This forum has been a great source of info and support and I hope you find the same.
 
Hi MrE, welcome!
Feel free to explore all the forums here and make yourself at home... :)
 
JaneC said:
Lol. Autumn is definitely on its way here, we had a couple of warm and sunny days this week but it is getting cold at night. At least we did have a decent hot and sunny spell this summer, which makes a change.
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Ah nice to hear...yeah summer is nice and everything but here in California there are some days that are just too damn hot...however the weather here can be unexpectedly "bipolar"...some days are hot some days are cold...it's more so the air quality im concerned with...we recently had some huge forest fires up near Yosemite...the air quality hasn't been the greatest...and don't get me started with chem-trails and other conspiracies lol :secret:
 
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Hi MrE, I too am from the U.S. although it be the southern part of Tennessee. But do have epilepsy and alway's have but I enjoy coming ere and to other sites just to how the expeience's of other's stack up to my own and to help those who have just been diagnosed with epilepsy and having a hard time adjusting. One thing I have found about these sites is how much better it makes me feel about my own situation given that mine are for the most part well controlled and not very frequent, unlike the many that have many a day every day. But it is nice to see someone on here with a good sense of humor.
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Hi k35...

can't say I've been to Tennessee but I was born in Mississippi which is pretty close...however I didn't live there long...lived a lot of my life in Texas but even more so way out here in California (where I currently am lol)...I've been to a lot of the states almost half of them actually...but anyways...yeah I know what you mean about being able to relate to others...it helps turn something not so good into something easier to deal with...I was diagnosed when I was 15 and now I'm double that age...oh how time is but an illusion...and the same for the most part my symptoms are controlled...thank God...and thank you very much for the kind words :D
 
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Hi MrE! :yippee: Welcome to CWE. I got E last year after getting bucked off a crazy horse :taz: This forum has been a great source of info and support and I hope you find the same.
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Thanks Brandi! I've never riden a horse...I don't think...how exactly did you get E from that??? :eek:
 
I rode for a ranch owner on the weekends and she got a new horse in that she said was "very well trained" and needed pictures so she could sell him. So I hopped on bareback without a helmet. Turned out he was a bucking bronc, not a family horse. In other words, trained to buck. She later admitted to me that she knew the horse was a bucker but wanted to see for herself. I went head first into a steel wall. The ranch owner got scared when she saw me unconscious and refused to call 911, thinking I'd sue her for liability. After I finally came to, I got myself to the hospital and had broken ribs, 3 fractured vertebrae, and a brain injury. I healed up fine, but started having seizures 4 months later. I still ride, but only MY horses now lol. They are beautiful and always take good care of me while on their backs.
 
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I rode for a ranch owner on the weekends and she got a new horse in that she said was "very well trained" and needed pictures so she could sell him. So I hopped on bareback without a helmet. Turned out he was a bucking bronc, not a family horse. In other words, trained to buck. She later admitted to me that she knew the horse was a bucker but wanted to see for herself. I went head first into a steel wall. The ranch owner got scared when she saw me unconscious and refused to call 911, thinking I'd sue her for liability. After I finally came to, I got myself to the hospital and had broken ribs, 3 fractured vertebrae, and a brain injury. I healed up fine, but started having seizures 4 months later. I still ride, but only MY horses now lol. They are beautiful and always take good care of me while on their backs.
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Ah I see...thanks for elaborating...that sounded AWFUL! The accident I mean...I am very glad you are okay...it is assumed that my E is hereditary then again I have an anomaly in my brain that couldn't be linked to my condition or so I am told...in either case I am still best friends with the letter E...so to speak...do you ever feel dizzy while riding your horses? I sometimes feel dizzy while riding in a car...though I would imagine riding horses is much different? but this new dizziness I suspect is being caused by another culprit...since I am also experiencing hearing loss it is most likely due to a middle and/or inner ear problem...well just have to wait and see...lots of appointments coming up...oh yay :rolleyes:
 
I would think ear, as well. Although my meds make me a little dizzy sometimes if I turn my head too fast or shift focus too many times. lol Aaahh, the wonderful things we deal with. Although, I hope to find that you don't have problems with your ears :( Do you have any pain?
 
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